About the role Mercy Community Services has an opportunity for an experienced Financial Accountant to join our Corporate Team based in Nudgee .
This a Permanent Full-Time position.
This position is responsible for the end of month process, ownership of Balance Sheet accounts, assist the Finance Manager in the delivery of financial reporting, financial prudential compliance, assist with GST/FBT, ensuring data integrity in the general ledger, assistance with process improvements, and guidance to the Finance Transactional Team as required.
Salary: Commensurate with experience plus super plus NFP salary packaging available What you'll be doing Key responsibilities include: Assist with the preparation of year-end statutory financial statements, ensuring compliance with Australian Accounting Standards.
Liaising with external auditors to resolve audit queries in a timely manner.
Prepare and review monthly accounting journals, involving complex data manipulation from source documents Review and maintain the Fixed Assets Register Assist the Finance Manager with technical accounting areas, such as Lease accounting (AASB 16) and recognition of Investment portfolio journals and reconciliations (AASB 9) Prepare and review accruals, prepayments and monthly payroll related accruals Complete and own all balance sheet reconciliations across the group Assist the Finance Manager with all accounting reporting requirements Assist with GST and FBT calculations, lodgement and reporting Monitor and maintain compliance with internal controls Assess effectiveness of internal controls and identify improvements.
Monitor prudential compliance Provide guidance to the Assistant Accountant and finance officers (as required), ensuring that correct procedures are being followed and deadlines are met Other ad hoc tasks About you Tertiary degree in Accounting or Business or Commerce CA/CPA qualifications Proven experience in a Financial Accountant or Senior Financial Accountant Experience using a mid-tier ERP essential (TechOne is highly advantageous) Experience using Epicor (highly advantageous) Strong organisation and time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines Ability to obtain positive notice in the Working with Children Check (Blue Card), NDIS Screening Card and any other legislatively required personal history screening as required Why Mercy Community Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit that provides a wide range of services supporting families and young people, people living with a disability and the elderly.
All our work is driven by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity & Empowerment.
Being part of the Mercy Community team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, such as: Increase your take home pay through the use of generous salary packaging - up to $18,550 per annum of your salary is available as a tax-free component Pay for your Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card when you need – saving you up to $144 if you need both cards!
Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services including specialised First Nations counsellors Free annual influenza and/or other vaccination reimbursements Employee referral bonus incentive Cash out or purchase annual leave and to take advantage of extra leave entitlements We also ensure all our employees have access to a wide variety of excellent learning and development tools to continue your professional and personal development.
This includes making sure you have access to a range of other career pathways and opportunities across Mercy.
Please note we will review applications as they are received and we may interview and appoint prior to closing date, do not delay in applying.
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